Stacking the Shelves

Hey everyone! This week I have kind of had a bit of a spree, which I needed post Brexit-vote — I don’t really talk politics here much; suffice it to say my planned future with my Belgian partner is looking a wee bit more unsettled. Hurrah democracy, but boo, I wish this hadn’t come to pass!

Books acquired:

A nice haul, right? A good mix of fantasy and a couple of the romance-suspense type novels I like for comfort reading. Hopefully it won’t take me long to repair the damage to my to read pile I’ve just done…

Received to review:

I heard good things about the first two, and requested the third on a whim.

I did get some good reading done earlier in the week, but the warm weather here took it out of me later in the week. I do recommend Being Mortal; it’s a really important examination of what dying is like in the modern world. It made me cry, but it’s very worth reading.

Books finished this week:

Reviews posted:–Blood Price, by Tanya Huff.Fun urban fantasy with some unique features (like a protagonist with retinitis pigmentosa). Not Huff’s all time best or something, but a lot of fun. 3/5 stars–Darwin’s Ghosts, by Rebecca Stott.We can be prone to thinking Darwin’s idea was totally original, but as he acknowledged himself, there were antecedents. This book discusses some of them — while acknowledging that Darwin’s theory is what finally made sense of all the data. 3/5 stars–Midnight Never Come, by Marie Brennan.I didn’t love this as much as the Isabella Trent books, but that’d be a pretty high bar anyway. Midnight Never Come has a lot of interesting set-up, though one of the characters felt a little disconnected from the action. 4/5 stars–King of Attolia, by Megan Whalen Turner.This book views Gen from the eyes of someone naive to his intelligence, and that makes it a lot of fun. Even though we made the same mistake when reading The Thief… 5/5 stars–Unnatural Habits, by Kerry Greenwood.Lots of social commentary and a look at the deeper parts of Phryne’s personality, combined with a rather bitterly funny subplot. 4/5 stars–Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury.Lots of beautiful prose and not so much substance, for me. Probably deservedly a classic though. 2/5 stars–Flashback Friday: The Children of Llyr, by Evangeline Walton.More than the first book, this is where I really fell in love with Walton’s evocation of the Welsh mythology. Beautiful and harrowing. 5/5 stars

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I don’t think you have too much to worry about with Brexit. Hardworking people coming here to live and work, especially with a partner already here should be ok. Criminals, terrorists, hate clerics and those wanting a free ride forever at taxpayers expense are the ones who need to worry! Besides it’ll be a couple of years before anything changes. Try being a Scottish voter who said no in Indy Ref then yes to Brexit! I have no clue what the future holds here for me with IndyRef 2 coming. Wish I had the money to move to England!chucklesthescot recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #138

Oooh, that Fran Wilde book, it sounds good. I forget which book you recently reviewed that I was looking up, but Wilde’s book came up as a related recommendation, so I’m very interested. Also, *Sweep in Peace* is so much fun 😀 Can’t wait to see what you think of the rest of the books!